The Squirrel Archive and Restore buttons integrate seamlessly with SharePoint, giving users a simple and secure way to archive or restore files with a single click — directly within the SharePoint interface.

This feature is powered by a lightweight SPFx package and a custom Restore column, which you can deploy to one or all SharePoint sites using provided PowerShell scripts.

Key Features:

- ✅ One-Click Archive & Restore directly from SharePoint - 🔐 Secure authentication using the logged-in user’s Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - 🔁 Easy deployment via SPFx package and PowerShell automation - ⚙️ Works across all sites or can be targeted to individual SharePoint sites

SmiKar provides three PowerShell scripts:

- `Create and associate restore button.ps1` – Adds the Restore column to all sites - `Add Button to Individual Site.ps1` – Adds the Restore column to a single site - `Delete and Unassociate Restore Buttons.ps1` – Removes the Restore column from all sites

🛡️ Note: You must be a Global Administrator to run these scripts successfully.

Deploying to All Sites:

🛠️ Open `Create and associate restore button.ps1` in Visual Studio Code.
✏️ Update the tenant name on line 2. Replace `“TENANTNAME”` with your actual tenant name.
▶️ Press F5 to run the script. It will loop through your SharePoint sites and add the Restore column.
✅ Once completed, you will see: “🎉 ✅ SPFx Field Customizer installed and associated on all sites!”
🔍 Confirm the Restore column appears in any document library where a file has been archived.

When a new SharePoint site is created, run this script to enable the Restore button for that site.

🛠️ Open `Add Button to Individual Site.ps1` in Visual Studio Code.
✏️ On line 2, update `“TENANTNAME”` and `“SITENAME”` or directly replace with your site’s URL.
▶️ Press F5 to run the script.
✅ Success message: “🎉 ✅ Restore button added successfully to Your New Site URL”
🔍 Verify the column is present in the document library of the new site.

Use this when you need to fully remove the Squirrel Restore Column from all document libraries.

🗑️ Open `Delete and Unassociate Restore Buttons.ps1` in Visual Studio Code.
✏️ Update the tenant name on line 2 with your tenant’s actual name.
▶️ Press F5 to run the script.
✅ Confirmation: “🎉 ✅ All Restore columns have been fully deleted from all sites!”
🔍 Visit a few SharePoint document libraries to confirm the column is no longer visible. Refresh the page if needed.

Need assistance with deployment or scripts? Contact [support@smikar.com](mailto:support@smikar.com) or your SmiKar representative for help.